Abstract: A coaxial connector to be connected to a mating connector includes a fixed assembly body and a movable assembly body connected to the fixed assembly body along an axial direction. The fixed assembly body includes a fixed side inner conductive body; a holding member for holding the movable assembly body; a fixed side insulation member for insulating between the fixed side inner conductive body and the holding member; and a first urging member for using the movable assembly body. The movable assembly body includes a movable side inner conductive body; a movable side outer conductive body; and a movable side insulation member. The movable side inner conductive body includes a first relay terminal having a retaining portion, a second relay terminal having a contact portion retained in the retaining portion, and a second urging member for urging the second relay terminal toward the fixed side inner conductive body.

Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a housing cover for covering at least part of the housing, and a plurality of terminals arranged in the housing. The housing cover has a tongue portion extending in a direction perpendicular to the plugging direction. The side edge of the tongue portion is brought into close contact with the housing by means of cutting by the tongue portion.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) has ground planes (13). Each ground plane (13) crosses counter ground planes (36) of the counter connector (30) so as to make a lattice structure when the counter connector (30) is fitted to the connector (10). The contact section (12C) of a signal terminal (12) of the connector (10) has a plane surface perpendicular to the surface of the corresponding counter contact section (34A) of the counter signal terminal (34), and formed at a flexible elastic arm (12B) in the plane surface. The ground plane (13) has pressure-welding sections (18B) and (20B), which individually elastically contact with the facing inner surfaces of each slit, at a portion to be put into each slit of the counter ground plane (36).

Abstract: An electrical connector is to be arranged on a circuit board. The electrical connector includes a housing made of an insulating material and a holding section disposed in the housing. The holding section has an open area opening upward. The electrical connector further includes a terminal arranged in the holding section. The terminal includes a connecting section exposed outside the housing for connecting to the circuit board. The electrical connector further includes a sheet member situated over the holding section for covering at least a part of the open area.

Abstract: A multilayer interconnection board (10) comprises a dielectric substrate (11), a through-hole (15), a signal line (12) having a large width section (12A) and a small width section (12B) connected with the through-hole (15), and a ground layer (13, 14). A length L (mm) of the small width section (12B) meets the formula of 0<L?(3×1010)/(F×??), wherein, ? denotes the dielectric constant of the dielectric substrate (11) and F (Hz) denotes the frequency of a signal transmitted through the signal line (12). The ratio (W2/W1) of a line width W2 of the small width section (12B) relative to a line width W1 of the large width section (12A) is determined to be smaller as the length of a stub portion of the through-hole (15) becomes larger.

Abstract: An electrical connector (10) comprises a housing (11), a pair of resilient arms (14) extending from the housing (11) for resiliently flexing and deforming, a pair of lock portions (15) provided through the resilient arms (14) for engagement with engagement portions (40) of a mating connector (30) during a plug-in operation between the electrical connector (10) and the mating connector (30), and an operative portion (14B) provided on the resilient arms (14) and applying an operative force to the resilient arms (14) so that the resilient arms (14) flexes and deforms for releasing the engagement between the lock portions (15) and the engagement portions (40) of the mating connector (30).

Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a flat-type circuit board (1) includes a pressing member (3) to press the flat-type circuit board (1) to a member to be connected (P). The pressing member (3) includes a section to be supported by a support member (2); a bent section (6); a flat section (7); and a pressing section (8) having elasticity and facing the flat section, with the flat section (7) and the pressing section (8) being provided across the bent section (6). The pressing section (8) holds the flat-type circuit board (1) by elastically pressing it toward a corresponding connecting section (P2) in a state that the flat-type circuit board (1) is between the pressing section (8) and the corresponding connecting section (P2).

Abstract: A board-mounted optical connector is provided which enables high-density wiring of optical fibers on a board. The board-mounted optical connector is a board-mounted optical connector having a housing comprising: a first housing component, and a second housing component. The first housing component has a housing space accessible through an opening formed in at least a portion of a side wall and houses portions of optical fiber members that are partially laid along the top surface of a board and are bent at nearly right angle to the board together with an optical component connected to the optical fiber members in the housing space through the opening. The second housing component is attached to the first housing component and can close the opening of the housing space with the portions of the optical fiber members and the optical component connected to the optical fiber members housed in the first housing component.

Abstract: An electro-optical composite connector includes a receptacle connector including a receptacle housing to be mounted on a first board, a receptacle shell for covering the receptacle housing, and a receptacle terminal arranged on the receptacle housing; and a plug connector including a plug housing for holding an optical fiber, a plug shell for covering the plug housing, and an optical module to be connected to the optical fiber. The optical module includes a second board; a light receiving/emitting element mounted on one surface of the second board; at least one of a plug terminal and a land mounted on the one surface of the second board for transmitting a signal relative to the receptacle terminal; and a grounding surface formed on the other surface of the second board opposite to the one surface. The grounding surface is electrically connected to an inner wall of the plug shell.

Abstract: A photoelectric combined connector includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first housing and a first electrical terminal disposed in the first housing. The second connector includes a second housing, a board disposed in the second housing and having a photoelectric conversion unit, and a second electrical terminal disposed in the second housing. The second electrical terminal includes a fitted-in portion into which a part of the board is fitted when the board is attached to the second housing. When the first connector is connected to the second connector, the first electrical terminal of the first connector electrically contacts with the second electrical terminal of the second connector. Through the contact, the first electrical terminal of the first connector electrically contacts with the photoelectric conversion unit of the second connector.

Abstract: When the movable member (30) is at the open position, the cam portion (33) of the movable member (30) is out of contact with the pressure receiving portion of a lever arm (21), making it possible to insert a flat cable into the connector on the contact side. When the movable member (30) is at the closed position, the cam portion (33) comes into contact with the pressure receiving portion that consists of a shoulder (21D) and a concave indentation (21B). While the movable member (30) is moving to the closed position, the cam portion (33) pushes the shoulder (21D) to provide the pressure receiving portion with the highest pressure. When the movable member (30) reaches the closed position, the cam portion (33) rests in the concave indentation (21B) while maintaining a pressure less than the highest pressure.

Abstract: A contactor (20) has a joint portion (27) which is jointed to each contactor pad (32) of one wiring board (30) by using a solder at one end portion thereof and a connecting portion (24) which is dip-soldered in each through hole (35) of the other wiring board (33) at the other end portion thereof. A housing (1) is constituted by integrally molding a housing main body (1F) having a U-like shape as seen from a plane and a reinforcing bar portion (2) which connects intermediate portions of opposed parts (1A) and (1B) of the housing main body (1F) with each other. Cavities (3) are substantially linearly formed in the housing main body (1F) at predetermined intervals. The contactors (20) are inserted into cavities (3), and the contactors (20) are movably held in the housing (1) with a holding member.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing (2) made of an insulative material and a terminal (3) made by bending a metal sheet in its thicknesswise direction and molded together with the housing (2). The terminal (3) has a contact portion (8A) indented from a surface on which a mating terminal (25) slides in its longitudinal direction. The indented contact portion (8A) is made of a curved surface that extends from both side edges (11) of the terminal toward its bottom center.

Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector device, which easily enables “floating”, includes an intermediate board (20) having two connecting sections (23A) and (24A), which are respectively formed at the edges (23) and (24), to connect between two connecting bodies (40) and (40?), and a holding body to hold the intermediate board between two connecting sections. The holding body is divided into a plurality of sub-members (10) and (10?) at a surface perpendicular to the fitting direction between the two connecting bodies. The intermediate board is held by one of the sub-members through at least partial fitting, and forms space from another sub-member. The sub-members can be displaced relative to each other on the surface perpendicular to the fitting direction at least one direction parallel and perpendicular to the intermediate board.

Abstract: In a transmission circuit board, ground terminal portions (10) are disposed at every other two rows in both end columns. Each of signal circuit layers (20) includes at least a pair of adjacent signal connecting portions electrically connected to a pair of the wiring portions (21, 22) arranged in parallel in a row direction and the column direction different from those on an adjacent signal circuit layer. Each of the ground layers is electrically connected to at least one of the ground terminal portions (10) in the both end columns.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals having a plate shape to be attached to the housing in parallel with a narrow pitch. The plurality of the terminals has holes at opposing portions thereof in a pitch direction such that opposing areas between adjacent terminals is reduced. The housing has a groove bridging over the plurality of the terminals in the pitch direction such that a space is formed between the adjacent terminals.

Abstract: The terminals of a pair of connectors are made by deforming sheet metal in the thicknesswise direction so that they are located within an interference area prior to connection. The terminal (12) of a connector (10) has a flat indentation (12B-1), while the terminal (22) of another connector (20) has a projection (22A-1) within an area corresponding to the flat indentation (12B-1). The flat indentation (12B-1) and the projection (22A-1) are located within the interference area upon connection.

Abstract: A card socket assembly includes a plurality of sockets situated in multiple stages for receiving cards and a pair of fixing members disposed at both sides of the sockets for fixing the sockets to a circuit board. Each of the fixing members includes a fixing portion to be fixed to the circuit board and a holding portion for holding the socket. The holding portion of one of the fixing members includes a first holding member for holding all of the sockets. The holding portion of the other of the fixing members includes a second holding member for holding one of the sockets and an elastic holding member for holding the others of the sockets separately and elastically.

Abstract: A cover equipped electrical connector includes a housing (11) to be provided on a circuit board (P); a terminal (20) having a contact section (23) and a connection section (24) projecting from the housing (11) onto the circuit board (P); a pressure member (13) movable between an open position where a flat type cable is inserted into the housing (11) and a closed position where the pressure member (13) presses the flat type cable against the contact section (23); a cover member (30) movable between a stand-by position where the connection section (24) is exposed and a cover position where it covers the connection section (24); and a support member (36) for supporting the pressure member (13) and the cover member (30).